Fortsu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Fortsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Fortsu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Fortsu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Fortsu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Fortsu (Russian: Форцу) occurs more in Moldova more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fortsu? popularity and diffusion

Fortsu is the 4,908,606th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Fortsu occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Fortsu live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name Fortsu is most commonly held in Moldova, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 445,171. In Moldova it is primarily found in: Cahul District, where 88 percent reside and Chișinău Municipality, where 13 percent reside. Excluding Moldova it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 31 percent reside and Ukraine, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fortsou921/
Forţu7368/
Forzu731/
Forchu67756/
Forzuh672/
Fourcou6226/
Forchou623/
Vertsou621/
Vartsou621/
Farcu5515/
Farzu558/
Ferzu557/
Ferţu555/
Farcau50526/
Fărcuț5098/
Farcuh5066/
Farcuț504/
Furchu501/
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Fortsu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fortsu in the Russian language
Форцуforcu-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fortsu
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